A recent World Series title. The four aces. 163 consecutive sold out games. Chase Utley. Jimmy Rollins. Ryan Howard. CHOOCH. Shall I go on?

Was there any doubt that the Phillies are the superior Pennsylvania baseball team?

But just to make sure that was crystal clear, Quinnipiac University polled Pennsylvanians to find out their favorite team. Phillies trumped the Pittsburgh Pirates 51 percent to 22 percent.

In the words of my father, the man who taught me to worship Mike Schmidt before Big Bird, "You can't compare these teams."

The New York Yankees came in third with 8 percent.

As no surprise to anyone, 89 percent of respondents living in Philadelphia are Phillies fans (!) and 76 percent in Allegheny support the Pirates. In Central Pennsylvania, where it could go either way, 50 percent root for the Phillies while just 13 percent for the Pirates.